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"Pakmi" is back in no time with another hot Single - "Eyen Uyo Remix". ​ He teams up with fast rising star "Nayme Harvey" and also Akwa-Ibom Rap god "Zillions" to deliver this contemporary indigenous Hit song in good season. Aniekan Boniface a.k.a Pakmi who has been consistently churning out massive Hits over time, dedicates this one to Akwa-Ibom state as she is counting down to her anniversary on the 23rd of September. Listening to this song already paints a true Picture of the "Land Of Promise" as purely undiluted lyrics have been casted on this Number produced by Krozzybeatz, Mixed and mastered by iHearMix.

Tricycle Operators(Keke Marwa) in Imo state will cease to operate in designated areas in Owerri, the State Capital as from Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Only taxis will now be operating in the Capital City. For that reason, the governor shared about 2000 Passat Wagon Vehicles to Keke Operators as a replacement, on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, to enable them comply with the directive. Balloting was conducted at the Hero’s Square for the beneficiaries to emerge. The second batch beneficiaries will get theirs in October while the third batch will have their own in December 2017, adding that Keke Operators would no longer be expected to operate along the major roads of Douglas, Wetheral, Bank Road, Orlu Road and other designated roads”. Addressing the Keke Operators, Governor Rochas Okorocha said, “Few years ago when the Keke people gave me a very resounding support, I promised you people that I will change you from three legged to four legged and for that reason, today marks the beginn

Armed men ambushed and killed four soldiers in the Ekeremor waterways area of Bayelsa State as they returned from an assignment in the Letugbene community on Monday. According to reports, The gunmen, who outnumbered the soldiers, forced the servicemen to surrender, marched them to a creek, executed them and stole their weapons and military gear. A civilian boat driver with the military detachment attempted to escape but was also shot and killed by the attackers.

UEFA Elite Coaches Forum 2017. (Front row, L-R): Ernesto Valverde, Massimiliano Allegri, Zinedine Zidane, Jose Mourinho, Leonardo Jardim (Back row, L-R): Giorgio Marchetti, Eduardo Berizzo, Rafa Benitez, Louis van Gaal, Aleksander Ceferin, Sir Alex Ferguson, Rui Vitoria, Pierluigi Collina Jose Mourinho faced up to not one but two of his Manchester United predecessors as he met with Louis van Gaal and Sir Alex Ferguson at the UEFA Elite Coaches Forum on Wednesday. The Portuguese has always shared a respectful relationship with Ferguson, but may have encountered a frosty reception from Van Gaal, who he has routinely criticised since taking over at Old Trafford in 2016. They were joined by a host of other elite coaches from across Europe including Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane, PSG's Unai Emery and Newcastle's Rafa Benitez at the 19th edition of the annual conference. With Ferguson acting as chair, the meeting is designed to give Europe's most influential coaches a

DANNY DRINKWATER completed a late deadline day switch to Chelsea from Leicester. The England midfielder signed a five-year deal after a £35m fee was agreed between the last two Premier League winners. Drinkwater arrived at the club’s training ground to finalise the switch around 10.00pm on Thursday – just an hour before the transfer window slammed shut. The Press revealed earlier that Chelsea had lodged a third bid for Drinkwater on Thursday morning.

TOTTENHAM confirmed the Spaniard’s arrival just minutes before the summer transfer window slammed shut on Thursday. The 32-year-old has penned a two-year contract with Mauricio Pochettino’s side after passing a medical this morning. Llorente has been a long-term target of Blues boss Antonio Conte but he has been pipped at the post again by the London rivals. Llorente said: “I like Mauricio Pochettino and his mentality. The philosophy of the club is amazing. “I am excited to come here. I am 32 years of age but I believe I can learn a lot of things off Harry. “I am going to do my best and I think I can do more things in my career with Tottenham. My dream here is being here with Tottenham.

CRYSTAL PALACE have finally had a bid accepted by Liverpool for outcast Mamadou Sakho. The central defender will now have a medical at the London club ahead of a £26million move. He is expected to pen a lucrative five-year deal at Selhurst Park. Palace boss Frank de Boer has been chasing the centre-back all summer following his successful loan stint in the second half of last season. Sakho, 27, played a huge part as the Eagles managed to avoid relegation and was even crowned the club’s Player of the Season.

THE US staged its own terrifying show of strength today by dropping huge bombs near the North Korean border  - days after Kim Jong-un's latest missile outrage. Four US F-35B fighter jets joined two nuclear-ready US B-1B bombers and four South Korean F-15 fighter jets in the joint military operation over the troubled Korean Peninsula. The rogue state described the drills - which saw target bombing close to its border - as the "rash act" of a desperate nation. "The wild military acts of the enemies are nothing but the rash act of those taken aback," said Kim's mouthpiece, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. The exercise was designed to "strongly counter North Korea's repeated ballistic missile tests and development of nuclear weapons," a South Korean official told CNN.

RENATO SANCHES has joined Swansea on loan for the season in one of the window’s shock transfers. And the Welsh side will have the option of BUYING the Bayern Munich man at the end of the temporary switch for £30million. The Swans are thought to have paid a loan fee of around £4m and will also pay most of the midfielders wages. Speaking to the club’s official website, manager Paul Clement was understandably delighted at getting his man.

Kenya has banned the use, manufacture, and importation of plastic bags as the government tries to protect the country’s polluted environment. Anyone found in violation of the ban could be given a maximum penalty of $38,000 or serve a four-year jail term. Manufacturers who use polythene to wrap products are exempt.

LIVERPOOL are reportedly ready to negotiate Philippe Coutinho’s big-money move to Barcelona. Spanish newspaper Sport claims the Reds have performed an incredible U-turn after owners Fenway Sports Group and Coutinho’s representatives held a meeting with a “very positive outcome” on Friday. It’s said that the Brazilian’s continual pressure on Liverpool to let him up sticks for Barcelona has finally paid off.

The Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA on Monday began the demolition of 57 distressed buildings across the metropolis in a move to stem the tide of collapsed buildings in the State. Thirty-four of the buildings being demolished are on Lagos Island. General Manager, LASBCA, Engr. Lekan Shodehinde said the demolition was under the first phase of the demolition of distressed buildings approved by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

The Federal Government has declared Friday, September 1 and Monday, September 4, 2017as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) made the declaration on behalf of the government in a statement on Monday in Abuja by the Director Overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Rufa’i Attahiru.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has banned cash payments for passport processing as part of its efforts to eliminate corruption at all passport offices nationwide.‎ NIS spokesperson Sunday James disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Today in Abuja. He‎ said the Comptroller General of the NIS, Muhammad Babandede, directed that all payments for passport processing must be done online and through designated banks‎ henceforth.

The Imo state police command says it is investigating the circumstances that led to the death of the 10-year-old boy, Somto Ibeanusi, who was reportedly killed by a stray bullet during the faceoff between angry traders and police officers during the demolition of Eke Ukwu market in Imo state last Saturday. Photo of Somto's mum weeping above. A stray bullet fired by one of the officers to disperse angry traders who were reportedly attacking them during the demolition, hit the boy who died instantly. The state police command in a statement released yesterday, say they are investigating the matter and also warned residents of the state to desist from making misguided comments about the incident online. Read the statement below:

Read the press statement from the Rivers State Police Command.. The Rivers state police Command in continuation of her onslaught against kidnapping arrested one Roland Peter, a member of a notorious gang, that kidnapped Pastor Samuel Okpara from Edoha, Ahoada LGA, Rivers State on 15th August, 2017 who was kidnapped, killed and beheaded and whose liver and intestine were used for pepper-soup and plantain portage while cooking in their camp.

Ailing veteran Nollywood actor, Obi Madubogwo, who has been battling diabetes, is reportedly dead! According to popular OAP, Enoh Ogbevire on Twitter;

On Saturday, 26/08/2017 following a sustained monitoring by IGP Special Tactical Squad attached to Niger State Police Command two notorious ritualists were arrested in possession of human head of one Hassan Abubakar “m” of Bakajeba Paiko L.G.A . The suspects Abdulrasheed Aminu “m” 22yrs old of Lupa and Ismaila Mohammed “m” 27 old of makera all confessed that they cut off the head with use two sharped knife and one of the suspect Ibrahim surname yet unknown of Paiko L.G.A still at large.

Ponder on this piece from the "SOMETHING LIGHT" Crooner, Falz Tha Bahd Guy, "Since 1960 we don dey waka/ Even now we still dey the matter/ We still dey use gen/ We still need more schools for the children/ Naija police still dey beg for pay/ Them need deliverance, carry them come pray/ We don dey wait since make things change but no show/ We no dey progress, e be like we dey for "go-slow"/

More than 420 tonnes of illicit pharmaceutical and medical products have been seized in an operation in West Africa coordinated by INTERPOL. Operation Heera (15 May – 17 June) involved some 1,150 law enforcement officials from police, customs and health regulatory agencies in seven countries – Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, and Togo – who sought to dismantle illicit factories and supply chains. Raids on markets, shops, pharmacies, warehouses, vehicles and illicit factories led to the seizure of more than 41 million pills and 13,000 cartons of illicit pharmaceutical and medical goods worth approximately USD 21.8 million. Some 150 people were either arrested or placed under investigation.

VALENCIA have reached an agreement with Manchester United to bring in Andreas Pereira on loan, according to reports. The 21-year-old midfielder impressed with Granada last season, and is now set for another spell in La Liga. He was a key member of Jose Mourinho’s squad in pre-season, but the Portuguese boss will offload him as he cannot guarantee him first team football. According to Spanish-based journalist Sid Lowe, the Brazilian youth international is on his way to the Mestalla.

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN have agreed a blockbuster move to sign Kylian Mbappe from rivals Monaco. The teenager, tipped to be a future Ballon d’Or winner, will move on LOAN for a season – but there is an obligation to buy next summer that will see him move for £166MILLION. The 18-year-old was left on the bench as Monaco smashed Marseille 6-1 on Sunday evening. The France international has only played one game so far this season because of a knee injury he suffered in the opening game.

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A woman identified as Angbiandoo Zainab Adama was attacked at about 11.30pm in her residence last night in Abuja. The boys who were about four(4) in number shot at the door when she was about opening it and in the process, the bullet brushed her arm. According to reports, she was asked to bring money that she kept in the house or provide someone who would give them money that night, else she would be killed.

A 40-year-old man in Kano, Hassan Lawan, who goes by the nickname, Mutuna, allegedly murdered his close friend, Zilani Yusuf, 35, who lent him N50,000. When Yusuf asked Lawan to repay the loan, the suspect chose the devilish option of killing him rather than paying back the loan. The evil deed happened in Bari village, Rogo Local Government Area, Kano State. To actualise his alleged evil act, Lawan invited Yusuf to his house on two occasions, ostensibly to discuss the issue of the loan. The first time, he took Yusuf on his motorcycle to his house at Tarenge Village in Rogo Local Government Area, Kano State. After the visit he gave Yusuf a ride back to his own house in Sabongari, Nasarawa village in Kafur Local Government Area, Kastina State, about 8.00pm. Then on July 16, 2017, he invited him to visit his house the second time, on the pretext that he would pay the money. He also asked the victim not to tell anybody about his visit to his house. Again, it was with his motorcycl

LIVERPOOL completed a hat-trick of victories over Arsenal for the first time in 19 years as they took full advantage of a simply woeful performance from the gruesome Gunners. The home team’s electric front three of Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mo Salah all found the net as Liverpool threatened to run riot. Liverpool do not need any encouragement to take the fight to the opposition at Anfield, and their speed and movement were simply too much for Arsenal to cope with. But despite completing the double over the Londoners last season they must have been amazed at how much time and space Arsenal allowed them.

LIVERPOOL have reportedly given Barcelona until Monday to finalise a deal for Philippe Coutinho. Jurgen Klopp has been adamant that they will not sell the Brazilian ace, but the Anfield outfit appear to have softened their stance. Spanish radio show Onda Cero have claimed Liverpool will not deal with the Spanish club if the fee is not agreed by Monday.

Indian authorities dispatch riot police and shut down internet service in two northern states of Punjab and Haryana, as self-proclaimed guru of a religious cult with a vast rural following is about to be sentenced following a rape trial. Earlier this week, followers of the spiritual leader of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, who calls himself Saint Dr Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insaan, burned down gas stations and set vehicles ablaze after a local court found him guilty of having raped two of his female followers in 2002.

A 84-mm self-made missile system seized from Syrian terrorists at the exhibition devoted to the Russian Aerospace Forces' operation in Syria, as part of the Army 2017 International Military-Technical Forum at the Alabino training ground. Among the exhibits shown at the Army-2017 international military expo in Russia are trophies from Syria – weapons captured from terrorist groups by the Syrian Army. The pieces range from home-made mortars to military-grade firearms and explosives.

A flash flood emergency has been declared in the Houston area of Texas by the National Weather Service after water reached the second floors of houses south of the city. The heavy rains were brought about by hurricane Harvey, now downgraded to a tropical storm. Reports of water reaching the second storeys of houses and apartment complexes came not only from southern Huston, but also from Dickinson in nearby Galveston County.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen over N8, 627,458,773.36 billion in three accounts of billionaire businesswoman and an associate and friend of former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, Bola Shagaya, at Unity bank. According to the Nation, the anti-graft agency is currently investigating the link between Hajia Shagaya and about 10 firms/account. The billionaire business woman who did not hold any public appointment during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has dragged Unity Bank to the High Court of Lagos State for allowing the EFCC to Post No Debit (PND) on her accounts without a valid court order. According to Hajia Shagaya, the action taken on her accounts violates Section34 (1) of the EFCC Act, 2004.

PDP says Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, should be held responsible for all the deaths during the demolition of Eke Ukwu market in Owerri yesterday August 26th. Read a statement from the party below: 1. We condemn the Forceful Demolition of the Popular Eke Ukwu Market and violent eviction of traders in Owerri by the Imo State Government using men of the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies during which three (3) people including a 10 year old child were extra-judicially murdered and several other people were injured. 2. This violent eviction is all the more condemnable because it was carried out in violation of a pending Order granted by an Imo State High Court restraining the Imo State Government from demolishing the Market and Evicting the Traders. 3. This action, sadly, follows a pattern of the Use of the Apparatus of State Security to forcefully and violently carry out evictions of ordinary Nigerians from valuable property in blatant violation of Court Order

Floyd Mayweather has beaten Conor McGregor in Las Vegas, claiming his 50th victory and maintaining his unbeaten record. McGregor had been written off before the fight, but the Irishman surprised many of his critics with a largely professional display, taking the fight to 10 rounds. He got off to a flying start, throwing a series of punches at the 40-year-old and scoring a few early points.  Displaying some theatrics, the Irishman even put his hands behind his back at one stage. As the first round wore on, Mayweather went on the offensive but failed to connect and it was the Irishman who was ahead as the bell rung.

Zenith Bank Nigeria PLC has just overtaken First Bank PLC as the largest bank in Nigeria. The data is based on both bank’s financial reports which showed that Zenith Bank’s total asset base is now NGN4.9 trillion compared to FBN Holdings’ NGN4.8 trillion total asset base. As seen on this table, Zenith Bank took over the position with a slight margin and either of FBN Holdings or Zenith might take the lead at by the time they both disclose their financials for the third quarter of the year.

The menace of kidnapping for ransom in the country took a more frightening twist when 31-year-old Chibuike Okoroafor, brought a new dimension to the crime. Okoroafor resorted to raise money for the burial of his late father and uncle, by going out with his gang to kidnap 10 victims in Imo and Anambra states. The first abductees were 30-year-old Chigozie Ekwegbara and his two sisters, who were kidnapped about 8.00pm at Ornage Fastfood, opposite Asutel, Uli, Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State. They were whisked away in a Toyota Highlander SUV of Chigozie and held for five days in Azara Obiato in Mbaitoli Local Government Area, Imo State, until their family paid N2 million to secure their freedom. As Sunday Sun learnt from the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Garba Baba Umar, Chigozie reported the incident after regaining freedom. Acting on the report, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad led by Supol Sunday Ikpe, launched a manhunt of the kidnappers and eventually tracked

READ THE PRESS RELEASE BELOW: GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE SUBJECT: EKEUKWU MARKET OWERRI HAS FINALLY BEEN MOVED AMID JUBILATION BY PATRIOTIC INDIGENES This is to inform the general Public that Ekeukwu Market Owerri has finally been moved from its Current location at the centre of Owerri, the State Capital, to its new location at Ohi near Owerri amid jubilation by patriotic residents. The relocation of the market is in line with the Urban renewal programme of the State Government. The market was moved Saturday morning, August 26, 2017, and almost two years the government had announced its good intention to relocate the market to a more conducive site, in the spirit of its Urban Renewal Pursuit. The government has taken this noble action to equally recover Douglas Road that Connects the State with other neighbouring States which has remained a refuse dump for the traders in the market, and to deal once and for all, with the prevalent criminal activities in the area li